soul_campaign | [video] February 10th, late afternoon

[The feed opens up to Neji staring at his communicator and looking mildly contemplative. After a few moments of silence though, he realizes that he's already switched it on and straightens as he pulls himself together. There's still a trace of uneasiness in his tone, tucked into halting words of surface confidence that ring strangely hollow]

..I apologize for my week of absence. [There are number of implied apologies in that simple statement, threaded into the overarching reason- from simply being held captive, to the people he's killed, and those he'd turned against during his detainment. But he doesn't have words to put to any of that, so he won't try]

Starting tomorrow, I will be returning to Morning Training as an instructor- as well as to my duties as a Zone Lead of the Watch. I appreciate the efforts of those that have covered for me and worked diligently in my absence. Please contact me with any neccessary information that I should be aware of.

Thank you.

[It's here he loses that edge of listlessness, and he half-bows to the feed; head down, words anxious]

Azusa-san, please teach me to master Clairvoyance.

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I trust that your injuries have healed, Mr. Hyuuga?

[This is a surprising thing to see in the midst of all that drivel about Valentine's Day.]

All right.

[And for once she doesn't add anything wordy to her agreement.]

[It takes a moment to place the voice, but once he does, Neji considers apologizing for his somewhat difficult behavior]

..Yes, they've healed well, thank you.

[He's still working on the mental ones, though]

[Neji blinks at the easy agreement, faintly surprised he doesn't have to back it up with reasoning, but the sense of relief is profound and he's grateful]

..Thank you, Azusa-san. When should I report to you?

It's good to hear from you again, Neji. Are you sure you're well enough to go back to work?

[Ah right, he'd heard Roy returned]

I've recovered sufficiently.

[Somewhat]

Welcome back, Roy-san.

Thanks. It's good to be back.

[Now back to business.]

Need anything before you get started?

[He takes a moment to think about that, mentally flipping back a few pages. There were several things he needed, but they weren't work-related and more than likely, not something Roy could provide anyway]

No, thank you.

You sure?

[No]

Yes.

[Watching you a moment. If you say so, then...]

Very well. Report to the office - one of us will bring you up to speed.

Understood.

It's nice to have you back, Neji. [ She's happy she won't have to go through all of that red tape just to talk to you. ]

Anytime you've recovered enough to begin. The usage of such skills is inextricably linked to your mental and psychological well-being, so I will only agree to begin Clairvoyance training once you're completely fine.

[Well that puts a damper on things, but serves as motivation all the same]

..Understood.

Yes. [He doesn't look or sound too sure of that, but moves past it]

How are you and Santana?

Are you sure? [ She definitely didn't miss that lack of confidence! ]

We're just fine. We survived the attack and the mission without any injuries. [ Yaaaay. ]

I'll be fine. [Puts a little more effort into looking it this time]

..I didn't manage to come back you up, but I'm relieved the two of you managed well despite. I'll make it up to you.

... I do give training for skills other than Clairvoyance. [a bit more gently] That includes strengthening souls after receiving such heavy blows.

Azusa-san.. [Neji hesitates a moment, not entirely willing to admit vulnerability, but it's not just pride at stake. He nods] I would be very grateful for your assistance.

Very good. I will give you a few days to rest and quiet your mind. Let us begin after that.

It's all right, Neji. I didn't manage to find Naruto or Lain, so we can just call it even. Besides, we aren't helpless. Sometimes things like these are necessary. They make you stronger, and we had Kakashi-sensei to help us too. [ SHE CAN DO BAD ALL BY HERSELF... with Kakashi's help. ]

I understand. I appreciate your consideration and assistance in this matter.

I see. How fortunate.

In any case, however, once everything has settled down somewhat, I'm interested in taking an assignment with the two of you with Lain.

I think that'd be a perfect way to bond with just the four of us! We work really well together, and I work somewhat well with Lain and Santana. I'm just worried about... [ An implicit Santana and Lain is audible on the other end. ]

Better to sort any potential difficulties about before a critical situation arises. Although I don't believe there will be too much of an issue.

Santana's experiences with Lain are probably limited, but I do know she thinks Lain's really strange, and she's probably seen Bold's [ ...How does she phrase this.. ] possessiveness before.

It'll be an opportunity to learn professionalism, if nothing else. In any case, I don't see them with much opportunity to argue in Weapon forms.

That's true. We've worked with similar weapons before, so it'd be incredibly easy for us to get the task done!

You do know how to quiet your mind, yes? Do not brood too much on what happened.

Yes, I'm rather adept at meditation. [Usually]

This would be a good time to put that skill to use.

[video] February 10th, late afternoon

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[Video] logging this out, y/n?

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[Video[ omg y. forever. all the things

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[Video] after the valentine's things, maybe. ;;;

[Video] haha yes! will she be at morning training? or separate log is fine!

[Video] I'm good with either!